Article ID: CBB001211141

IBM Relational Database Systems: The Early Years (2012)

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Wade, B. W. (Author)
Chamberlin, D. D. (Author)


IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Volume: 34, no. 4
Issue: 4
Pages: 38-48


Publication Date: 2012
Edition Details: Part of a special issue on relational database management systems.
Language: English

The relational data model, proposed by E.F. Codd in 1970, inspired several research projects at IBM and elsewhere. Among these was System R, which demonstrated the commercial viability of relational database systems. This article describes the research challenges faced by the System R team and how the technology they created has influenced the development of the modern database industry.

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Authors & Contributors
Harwood, John Jeffrey
Castelle, Michael C.
Schlombs, Corinna
Saracco, C. M.
Rowe, L. A.
Rawlings, Nicholas
Journals
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences
Publishers
University of Minnesota Press
MIT Press
Columbia University
University of Chicago
Concepts
Computer science
Databases
Business and commerce
Computer industry
Corporations
Relational databases; management
People
Saarinen, Eero
Codd, E. F.
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
Places
United States
Latin America
Europe
California (U.S.)
Chile
Institutions
International Business Machines Corporation
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
General Motors Corporation
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